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Summa Cum Laude. Research: Metacognition as a Transformative Process in Teaching and Learning. Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi member (2019 -2023). Honor Society Kappa Delta Pi member (2019-2023). Honor Society Pi Gamma Mu member (2019-2023). Canvas Certified Educator- Higher Education. October 2022. Certificate in Effective College Teaching Practices, Association of College and University Educators , December 2021. This certificate signifies my completion of a 25-module course in effective teaching practices requiring the implementation of evidence-based instructional approaches. The credential is co-issued by the American Council on Education and distinguishes faculty for their commitment to educational excellence and student success. Post-Graduate Certificate, English Literature. Morehead State, December 2014 Online Teaching Graduate Certificate. Colorado State University, 2015-2017 Master of Arts in Education, Curriculum and Instruction Concentration University of Phoenix. Magna Cum Laude, May 2010 Bachelor of Arts in English, Virginia Commonwealth University. Cum Laude. May 2004 https://www.laurenkfoster.com/publicationsresearch daily 0.75 2025-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61535005a2760f0efd08e496/1632941376063-7I453BBHQQF8OVJI7V6P/0_BJbUKPFKF1byHY1l.jfif Publications/Research - Recent Publications Foster, Lauren K. Metacognition as a Transformative Process in Teaching and Learning. George Mason University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2023.  Foster, Lauren K. Why Did You Become an Educator? American Association of Colleges and Universities. Vol. 108, No. 1. Winter 2022 Foster, Lauren K. A Call for Cognizant Writing Pedagogy in First Year Composition: A Cultural Study to Promote Agency in Student Writing Development and Teacher Transformation. TYCA-Southeast Journal. Vol. 54. No. 1. Spring 2021. Foster, Lauren K. "Problem Based Learning: Connecting Sociocultural Theory with Service Learning and Reflection." Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges 23.1 (2020): 12. Grogan, Rob., Foster, Lauren K. “Biography, Lauren Foster.” Front Porch Magazine Fredericksburg, VA. March 2012. Foster, Lauren K. “Spotsylvania County offers so Much for a Family Vacation or Weekend Getaway.” Traveling the Battlefields of Fredericksburg. Virginia Association of Counties, County Connections. 1, September 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61535005a2760f0efd08e496/1632941608328-AXJDC0KGSVFEAMF80PR1/unsplash-image-1NTFSnV-KLs.jpg Publications/Research - Current Research and Presentations Texas A&M University System 2025 Academic Leader’s Symposium. Instructional Excellence. Lauren Foster, PhD, and Jean Layne, PhD. July 2025. Charting the Course: Creating Strategies for Accelerating the Movement Across HSIs. National Higher Education Teaching Conference. June 2024. Virginia Department of Education, English Education Advisory Board. Standards of Learning Revision. September 2023-May 2024. New Horizons Conference. Presenter. What Works with English Direct Enrollment. April 2022. Germanna Community College Professional Development, ACUE Faculty Reflections Roundtable. Foster, Lauren, Marsich, David, et al. January 2022 Germanna Community College Professional Development. Student Engagement in Online Environment. 5, January 2021. Foster, Lauren K., Yi, Novel NCTE Annual Convention Program. Find Your "Why?": Teaching Memoir as Advocacy. Roundtable Discussion. November 2020 Germanna Community College Professional Development. Problem-Based Learning: Lessons and New Directions. Presentation, 18 August 2020. Mairs, Neil. Foster, K. Lauren. New Horizons Conference. Presenter. Problem-Based Learning: Connecting Sociocultural Theory with Service Learning and Reflection. Roundtable Discussion. April 2020. VCCS Professional Development, Lead Faculty Developer and Trainer, Richmond, VA Cultivating Teaching Pedagogy Cognizant of Student Writing Development: Research Methods (Foster, Lauren, Sloan, Ben, Jacobs, Ronette). July 2019-2022. Innovations of Teaching and Learning Conference, George Mason University. Presenter. Global Instruction Across Curricula: Using Problem-Based Learning to Make Connections on a Sociocultural Level. Presentation. 23 September 2019